Occupied or governed by a consul; having an official consul in place.
From 'consul' + '-ated' (having been made or provided with). This adjective describes places that have been provided with a consul or come under consular authority.
When a city was 'consulated,' it meant a foreign government had enough commercial or political interests there to station an official representative—literally, the presence of a consul marked your city as important in international trade.
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